Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“Seek the Lord while he may be found, call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”
NL Daily Devotion for Saturday, November 21, 2020
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
It’s a good thing God abundantly pardons. Because I screw up a lot. You know, that whole imperfect person thing that we all have. The other night I was dealing with some nasty back pain and my cat was driving me crazy and my son stuck his phone in my face for me to look at something and I bit the poor kid’s head off. And, sure, maybe it’s completely understandable. But there are plenty of “understandable” things I might do or say that are really just self-centeredness downplayed with lots of self-justification. In fact, selfishness is at the root of most if not all of my bad behavior. What’s the antidote? Calling on God to remind me that while I am loved in all my imperfections, I am called to humility, to the knowledge that I’m not the boss of the universe (I’m woefully under-qualified) and God is. So when I find myself once again thinking and behaving badly, I can call on God, forsake my way and my thoughts, and return to God, who abundantly pardons.
What bad thoughts and behaviors do I need to forsake so I can return to God?
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